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Business practices

As of this time, stores do not use a barcode system and therefore rely on the hand pricing and ordering of items. On its web site, Hobby Lobby claims that the high cost of the scanner system would hurt their ability to remain competitive in pricing.[1] Although, this process causes cashiers at the locations to need to call frequent price checks, and even guess on the prices of items when the item is poorly labeled, or the price sticker is lost. A scanner system would cause much of the guesswork to be eliminated when it comes to lost price stickers and the current sale items.

One way that Hobby Lobby maintains continuity among stores is by controlling the music, which is delivered via satellite from headquarters with carefully chosen music. This music blends light jazz, classical, bluegrass, and Contemporary music styles (a large percentage of the chosen tunes are instrumental adaptations of traditional Christian hymns) into one single playlist which loops continuously.

Hobby Lobby locations have general operating hours from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday. All locations are closed on Sunday, in respect to the founder's Christian beliefs.

Hobby Lobby is connected to several front groups for the Assemblies of God and some Dominionist Christian groups as well as to controversial teacher Bill Gothard, and its founder donates extensively to his church.